“Bhikkhus, for direct knowledge of lust, four things are to be developed. What four? (1) Here, a bhikkhu develops the basis for psychic potency that possesses concentration due to desire and activities of striving. (2) He develops the basis for psychic potency that possesses concentration due to energy … (3) … that possesses concentration due to mind … (4) … that possesses concentration due to investigation and activities of striving. For direct knowledge of lust, these four things are to be developed.”
an.4.276 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Four Bases for Psychic Potency
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Bases of Psychic Power
“For insight into greed, four things should be developed.What four?
It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort.
They develop the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy …
mental development …
inquiry, and active effort.
For insight into greed, these four things should be developed.”